Students of Hop Dong Primary and Secondary School, Kim Boi district take part in a festival dedicated to exploring, preserving, and promoting the cultural identity of the Muong ethnic group.

Hoa Binh province is currently home to nearly 225,000 children, including more than 53,000 from the Kinh group and over 178,300 from ethnic minorities. Recognising the vital role of children in sustainable development, the province has implemented a wide range of practical programmes to support them, especially those in difficult circumstances. Each year, thousands of children in remote and ethnic minority areas receive scholarships, health insurance, social allowances, gifts, school supplies, and access to medical screening and corrective surgeries.

Throughout the province, numerous playgrounds have been built in residential areas to provide children with safe and beneficial recreational spaces. Schools have also promoted meaningful initiatives and movements such as building friendly schools, active students, along with efforts to maintain violence-free, positive learning environments. These initiatives help enhance children's awareness, life skills, and ability to participate in decisions that affect them.

Such efforts have brought tangible improvements to the lives of children, building trust and offering hope, particularly for ethnic minority children facing hardship. A notable example is the case of siblings Bui Hai Anh and Bui Thi Phuong Thu, from the Muong ethnic group in Tham hamlet, Suoi Hoa commune, Tan Lac district. Living in poverty, their family resided in a severely degraded stilt house that had been in use for over 20 years. In 2024, the provincial Children’s Protection Fund mobilised support to build a new home for them, with a total donation of 95 million VND. Local organisations and residents contributed workdays to help complete this meaningful project.

Most recently, the provincial Centre for Social Work and the Children’s Protection Fund presented 45 bicycles to 45 disadvantaged children in three upland communes namely Ngoc Son, Ngoc Lau, and Tu Do (Lac Son district), in celebration of International Children’s Day (June 1) and Action Month for Children 2025.

These child-focused initiatives are carried out regularly, attracting the participation of tens of thousands of children each year, with activities such as gift-giving during Tet, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Action Month for Children. Mass organisations including the Youth Union and Women’s Union have also played an active role in raising community awareness on child protection and care.

Each year, the provincial Children’s Protection Fund raises between 1.5 and 2 billion VND, providing support to 4,000–4,500 children through practical means such as heart surgeries, cleft palate operations, scholarships, playground construction, and various child-centered programmes. In 2024 alone, the fund mobilised more than 2.2 billion VND, benefiting over 5,600 children.